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Sat, 10 Dec 2016 01:00:39 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1TV-Cap: Watch CONSTANTINE on CW Seedhttp://nerdist.com/tv-cap-watch-constantine-on-cw-seed/
Mon, 04 Jul 2016 16:30:02 +0000http://nerdist.com/?p=418115You’d think a long weekend would lead to a lack of television news, but that hasn’t been the case. Read today’s very independent TV-Cap and devour juicy tidbits like finding out how to binge Constantine for no dollars, learning some intel on a possible musical version of HBO’s True Blood, and seeing a behind the scenes look at the upcoming new and shiny Samurai Jack.

Cast Some Spells. If you’re among those who miss seeing Matt Ryan as John Constantine on NBC’s Constantine, you can relive the past thanks to CW Seed. The CW’s digital platform has all 13 episodes of Constantine available to stream for nada–you don’t have to utter an incantation or trade anything. You can binge to your heart’s content. With CW deciding to stream the series, I can’t help but wonder if Ryan will appear in more of the DC-verse on the network (he made a single guest appearance in season four of Arrow). [Nerdist]

Meet a Queen. Westeros has seen a women take a seat on the Iron Throne before and lead the realm, and her name was Rhaenyra Targaryen. Man, those Targaryens really like the “a” before “e” names. Michael’s latest History of Thrones tackles the subject and reading it will help scratch your Game of Thrones itch.

A Rematch?Arrow’s Stephen Amell had a bone to pick with wrestler Stardust, a.k.a. Cody Rhodes, at WWE Summerslam last year. They antagonized each other on Twitter, they fought in the ring–it was a whole thing. But they must have made up because Rhodes is coming to season five of Arrow. The news broke at Heroes & Villains Fanfest in New Jersey. You can watch Rhodes and Amell make the announcement in the above video, also shared here on Nerdist. Also, several Arrow cast members appeared together on a panel at the convention and teased the season five villain and discussed Olicity; read all about that at TVLine.

Look Out. The Titans are finally returning to the screen. Season one of Attack on Titan was released way back in 2013, and fans have been waiting for season two. After some rumors and delays, the Attack on Titanwebsite has released a teaser image (above) and announced the anime series will return in spring 2017. [Comic Book Resources, Image: Shingeki]

Music with a Side of Blood?The New York Post has reported a musical based on HBO’s True Blood, a supernatural drama based on books by Charlaine Harris, is in development for Broadway. I could see the over-the-top to the point of amusing story working for a stage romp. It’s in the process of being revised, but features music by Nathan Barr and is directed by Pam MacKinnon. Read more at the Post. [TVLine]

Celebrate! IFC’s Comedy Bang! Bang! has crossed the 100th episode milestone, and to celebrate, they’ve decided to allow fans of the show to relive every moment in the easiest way possible. They’ve shared a video that compiles every single episode of the show. Think of it as eating a 100-layer comedy cake with every bite. Watch the video right this way. [A.V. Club]

A Little Peek. Noah Hawley is at the helm of FX’s Legion, you know, the upcoming X-Men television series focusing on the mutant David Haller. Played by Dan Stevens, Haller has schizophrenia and isn’t entirely positive about what is real. Hawley shared a peek at the character in a post on Instagram, embedded above. [Nerdist, Image: Noah Hawley]

How It Happened. In case you haven’t heard the news, Samurai Jack is returning for season five with 10 brand new episodes–and yes, creator Genndy Tartakovsky is back and so is voice actor Phil LaMarr. Get the scoop on why they went with making another season of the show instead of doing a movie, and get a behind the scenes look at the new episodes in the above video. [Nerdist]

Warning: Spoilers for Game of Thrones (including the season six finale) are ahead.

All Growns Up. Jon Snow has walked down the path less traveled for the entirety of Game of Thrones. Believing himself to be Ned Stark’s bastard, he sort of exiled himself to the Night’s Watch at Castle Black way back in season one. He rose to leadership there, and now he’s the King in the North. YouTuber TheGaroStudios put together a supercut of Jon’s journey so you can see everything he’s gone through so far in the HBO series. [Nerdist]

Are you planning a Constantine binge? Do you think we’ll see the lead character show up in Arrow again? Let me know in the comments.

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Sat, 02 Jul 2016 21:00:08 +0000http://nerdist.com/?p=417854Last year, Arrow star Stephen Amell had a scripted feud with Cody Rhodes‘ alter ego Stardust that culminated in a tag-team match at WWE’s SummerSlam. Earlier this year, they teased a potential WWE rematch via their Twitter accounts, which played up their anti-bromance. Rhodes recently left WWE, but that doesn’t mean that he and Amell can’t get a rematch on Arrow!

Via ComicBook.com, Amell and Rhodes made the announcement during a joint panel appearance at Heroes & Villains Fanfest in New Jersey. Amell also posted a video from the panel on Facebook, which also includes the duo talking about how they first met.

According to Amell, Rhodes closed his deal to appear on the series on Friday, and the new season of Arrow is slated to begin filming on July 5th. Given that time frame, Rhodes probably won’t be in the first few episodes of the season, but it seems likely that he’ll show up before the winter break.

There are currently no details about whom Rhodes might portray on the show. Now that Rhodes is no longer tied to WWE, he may be free to stick around for more than just a single episode. In his farewell message from the WWE, Rhodes indicated that he wasn’t done with his wrestling career, but there’s a long history of former WWE stars who have found work as actors following their time with the company. That said, we’d be surprised if Rhodes portrayed any of Green Arrow‘s pre-established villains, especially since the show has already borrowed bad guys from other DC supeheroes’ rogues gallery. There is also the possibility that Rhodes won’t be playing a villain, but where would the fun be in that? (He’s definitely not right for Onomatopoeia.)

Arrow season 5 will premiere this fall on The CW.

Who do you think that Rhodes should play on Arrow? Step into the ring and share your casting pick in the comment section below!

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Thu, 28 Jan 2016 16:30:40 +0000http://nerdist.com/?p=360324To coin a phrase from the erstwhile Cody Rhodes’ brother Dustin, Stephen Amell just can’t ever forget the name of…ffffffffffffffffff…Stardussssst! Their social media rivalry, which turned into an actual in-ring wrestling rivalry last SummerSlam, is starting to look more and more like a bromance. The two recently teamed up to design a custom T-shirt for cancer-stricken youngster Elijah Mainville (who also goes by the name “Drax Shadow”), and now Amell has challenged the lord of the Cosmic Wasteland again…to return the Slammy Award he stole from the Arrow star.

Shockingly, he’s promising not to punch his nemesis. Though we should point out he says nothing about abstaining from archery.

And to think, I remember the days when Star Trek fans and wrestling fans were mutually exclusive groups. Now it’s just presumed everyone will get all the references. Ain’t this nerdtopia grand?

We don’t yet know the venue—one might presume WrestleMania, except that if Amell is doing the choosing, it might be somewhere more Starling City-like. But we can say that readers with deep pockets and a fondness for good causes will soon enough have the chance to score a trophy that has been in the possession of both men… and, unlike most wrestling trophies, that still remains unbroken over anybody’s head.

Also, this is the first wrestling storyline in a long time that has really made us want to believe. It’s so much more fun than imagining an unpainted Cody Rhodes just making a phone call and going, “Hey man, whaddaya say we auction this thing?”

In fact, the only way to properly respond is this:

How would you like to see Stephen Amell and Stardust settle their score? We have some thoughts, but we’d like to hear yours. Beam down to comments and tell us what they might be.

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http://nerdist.com/wwe-raw-recap/#commentsTue, 12 Nov 2013 21:00:03 +0000http://www.nerdist.com/?p=97313Another week gone by, and another Raw is ready for us to mark-out over. With only a few weeks until Survivor Series, we’ve got some questions that need answering:

-Who is Bray Wyatt’s devil, and do I care?

-Will Big Show convert all this sudden good will into a championship win?

-Why is Khali still a wrestler?

Let’s find out the answers to all these and more with another edition of the WWE Raw Recap!

WWE Raw, 11/11/13, Live from Manchester, UK

Show Opening: Randy Has Some Complaints

The show kicks off with current WWE champion Randy Orton telling us why he’s so badass and announcing himself as the acting “authority”, since HHH and Stephanie are on a second honeymoon in parts unknown. Brad Maddox got a crowd response for maybe the first time ever, challenges Randy’s authority and announces a Orton/Cody Rhodes match. Man, these European fans are really starved for entertainment. Glenn, a/k/a Kane, interrupts Brad and heads to the ring to engage in a lovers spat with Maddox over which member of the Rhodes Bros. Orton will be facing in the ring. Of course, no management pissing match would be complete without the dulcet tones of Smackdown GM Vicky Guerrero, who, for some reason is the final word on Orton’s fate tonight, and announces a 2-on-1 handicap match, with the Viper facing off against the awesomeness that is The Rhodes Bros.

Randy Orton vs. The Rhodes Bros.

And we’re off. Cody and Dustin (Golddust) make their way to ringside to take on the apex predator. Did Vicky just become a face? If it means more matches like this, I’m okay with that. Goldy and the formerly-mustachioed one take turns getting beaten up by the seemingly super powered Orton until the brothers manage to turn it around and knock Randy out of the ring. Orton decides enough is enough and takes the count out and the loss. That’s when Big Show decides to make a surprise appearance and decimate Orton at ring side. Chokeslam through the announce table to start the evening off? Oh, Big Show… you the best. Randy leaves the stadium in a stretcher, JBL/Cole/Lawler are left without a table, and I start the show off happy.

Winner: The Rhodes Bros.

Los Matadores and Santino vs. The Union Jacks (3MB)

THE BULL IS BACKKKKKKK!!!!! I kid (kind of), but El Torito is definitely the only watchable aspect of Los Matadores, despite their fancy new outfits. Santino (complete with bull horns) is involved in this match, so expect “comedy.” Also, The Union Jacks (or 3MB) are involved in this match, so take a wild guess as to who wins it. Yup. Bulltino hits a cobra strike (said cobra with its own set of horns) on Jinder Mahal for the obvious win.

Winner: Los Matadores and Santino/Bulltino

Backstage: Randy is Mad

Randy yells at Brad and Vicky for a while, threatening the swift hand of Hunter and Stephanie when they’re back from their vacation. He tries to yell at GlennKane, but GlennKane isn’t having it, because he’s, like, 7 feet tall and a libertarian.

Damien Sandow vs. Kofi Kingston

Though not particularly important to the larger story, I like this match right off the bat, two great performers who always give their all in the ring. We’re told this match is happening because Kofi talked Money-In-The-Bank related smack to Sandow during the commercial break. Sure. The match starts off with the power-house Sandow controlling Kofi with a lot of ground-based attacks; That is, until the high flyer manages to turn things around, hitting a series of top rope maneuvers. Since it’s Kofi, and the WWE doesn’t let Kofi win, Sandow hits his terribly named finisher for the 1-2-3.

Winner: Damien Sandow

Dolph Ziggler vs. Curtis Axel

Speaking of people with whom management are clueless what to do, our hero Ziggy squares off against the “probably should be sent back down to NXT” Curtis Axel, who is probably the least interesting character on Raw, ESPECIALLY without Paul Heyman. The match is for the IC title, which does make me a bit more interested in what would otherwise be a snooze-fest. I’m so ready for this dude to give up the strap (same goes for, and I’m sorry to say it, Ambrose). Ziggler dominates in the early goings to a mostly silent crowd. Axel starts dealing some pretty heavy looking hits while talking some really lame crap, until Ziggy hits a nasty looking DDT on the current champ. Dolph takes control of the match, hits a fameasser (which I love), and it’s looking like Dolph may walk away with the title. Ziggy hits a massive top rope faceplant for a near fall, until Axel randomly and sadly, nails Dolph out of nowhere, letting him pick up the pin-fall and retaining his IC championship. Boo.

Winner: Curtis Axel

Backstage: Glenn and Brad

In the back, GlennKane and Maddox try to agree on a main event for the evening, and the result is two main events, which both sound pretty cool. The Shield vs. Bryan and Punk, and The Real Americans vs. Cena. Handicap night.

Tamina vs. Nikki Bella

Oh, are new Divas episodes about to air? How’d I guess? I hate to say, but the Divas matches have been pretty lackluster as of late, and this one is really no different. Tamina dominates the much smaller Bella, while the crowd chants something I can’t understand. AJ nails Nikki, allowing Tamina to go up top for a pretty impressive Superfly Splash and the win.

Winner: Tamina

Backstage: Randy is Mad Again

Randy continues his backstage tirades, this time directed at the very nonplussed Shield. Randy angrily ices down his shoulder.

Fandango vs. Tyson Kidd

We learn that this match is yet another Divas tie-in, but that’s okay, because both these guys are great in-ring workers. Fandango gets a HUGE pop from the crowd, which lasts into the early goings of the bout. Kidd is looking good after not being on TV for over a year, and takes the action to Fandango right away. A fairly even match with some great execution all around leads to Fandango pulling off a fairly quick win, which the audience is way happy with.

Winner: Fannnnndannnnnngoooooo

John Cena vs. The Real Americans

The night of handicap matches continues as world champ Cena (who I’m actually kind of enjoying since his return) takes on the extremely underrated Antonio Cesaro and the exactly-rated-where-he-should-be Jack Swagger. Zeb does his to-be-expected anti-U.K. speech, and it’s pretty funny for once. Also, his beard is RIDICULOUS! Swagger starts us off by targeting the recently healed left arm of Cena, and in the strangest, most ironic chant ever, the crowd screams “We the People.” Out of nowhere, ADR’s music hits, and Del Rio heads to the ring and distracts Cena as Cesaro does some serious damage to the champ, culminating in a MASSIVE uppercut and a near-fall. However, this is WWE, and the good guys usually win. They do tonight, when Cena locks an STF on Swagger for the win. Del Rio enters the ring with a chair, and let’s just say Cena is gonna need a good night’s sleep and maybe more arm surgery. Big E. Langston comes to the ring to save Cena, which is great, because Big E as a face can only mean good things and more Big E.

Winner: John Cena

Ryback vs. R Truth

Seriously, enough Ryback already. He’s… not my favorite. However, I do like Truth, so this match isn’t entirely unwatchable. Truth takes a dig at Ryback in his rap, and for the first time ever, I don’t cringe at Truth’s rap. Truth manages to contain the big man for a bit, but Ryback quickly puts the hurt on Truth (set to the fanfare of the usual Goldberg chants). Ryback slips??!? Truth gets a win out of nowhere. Weird.

Winner: R. Truth

Big E. Langston vs. Alberto Del Rio

See what happens when you’re a nice guy, Big E.? This should be a pretty great match, as both men are at the top of their game, wrestling-wise. These guys are pretty evenly matched, and they trade of dominance for the first few minutes of the contest. ADR is a fairly brutal wrestler, and Big E. is no slouch; these guys are really bringing it tonight. Some near-finishers hit, and Del Rio manages to lock Big E. in a cross-arm, getting the tap-out from the big man.

Winner: Alberto Del Rio

CM Punk and Daniel Bryan vs. The Shield

Here’s your main event; oh, and did I mention that it’s clobbering time? Our hero Punk and Bryan face off against the increasingly “not that fun anymore” Shield, in an angle that I don’t really see going anywhere fantastic. We start things off with a surprise Heyman appearance, complete with wheelchair. Paul is mad at Punk, and Punk apologizes by knocking out Axel and going to work on Paul E. Dangerously with a kendo stick. Awesome. The match quickly devolves into mayhem, as the Wyatts rush the ring and take on EVERYONE, which leads to all the faces from the locker room emptying into the ring to come to Punk/Bryan’s defense. A pretty cool ending to Raw, if you ask me.

Winner: All of us

Final Thoughts:

Though this Raw didnt really progress any story stuff, it was made up of some pretty decent matches, and that’s all you can really ask for. I hope we’re not entering a world where WWE weekly TV is just a placeholder for the monthly PPVs. Regardless, we got some little Bull action, and that’s all that matters.